Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 688 · 40 questions

How to solve it (Read twice, then choose): “More”, “in all”, “altogether” → add. “Left”, “get off”, “how many more”, “difference” → take away. Two things happen? Do them one at a time, in order. Asked for “at first”? Undo what happened: put back what was given away.

1. 1.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 150 (b) 358 (c) 368 (d) 378
2. 2.A school has 188 boys and 168 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 227 (b) 237 (c) 475 (d) 356
3. 3.A train has 559 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 733 (b) 385 (c) 375 (d) 395
4. 4.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 377 (b) 367 (c) 378 (d) 387
5. 5.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 85 (b) 86 (c) 75 (d) 95
6. 6.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 57 (b) 443 (c) 37 (d) 47
7. 7.A school has 268 boys and 133 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 544 (b) 248 (c) 401 (d) 258
8. 8.A library has 446 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 651 (b) 241 (c) 641 (d) 661
9. 9.A school has 149 boys and 173 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 200 (b) 322 (c) 210 (d) 434
10. 10.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 365 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 867 (b) 147 (c) 127 (d) 137
11. 11.A school has 190 boys and 184 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 374 (b) 255 (c) 483 (d) 265
12. 12.A train has 502 passengers. At a station, 300 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 802 (b) 192 (c) 202 (d) 212
13. 13.A school has 129 boys and 171 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 156 (b) 146 (c) 300 (d) 444
14. 14.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 500 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 93 (b) 1083 (c) 73 (d) 83
15. 15.A school has 118 boys and 134 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 178 (b) 326 (c) 252 (d) 168
16. 16.A school has 293 boys and 119 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 264 (b) 412 (c) 254 (d) 560
17. 17.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 63 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 201 (b) 221 (c) 212 (d) 211
18. 18.A train has 431 passengers. At a station, 229 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 212 (b) 192 (c) 202 (d) 660
19. 19.A train has 612 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 422 (b) 792 (c) 442 (d) 432
20. 20.A school has 128 boys and 168 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 216 (b) 366 (c) 296 (d) 226
21. 21.A library has 276 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 476 (b) 76 (c) 486 (d) 466
22. 22.A farmer picks 305 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 475 (b) 145 (c) 135 (d) 125
23. 23.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 174 (b) 173 (c) 183 (d) 163
24. 24.A library has 273 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 722 (b) 622 (c) 632 (d) 612
25. 25.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 342 (b) 332 (c) 322 (d) 764
26. 26.A school has 215 boys and 283 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 419 (c) 567 (d) 429
27. 27.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 292 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 638 (b) 44 (c) 64 (d) 54
28. 28.A school has 177 boys and 119 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 296 (d) 412
29. 29.A library has 186 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 78 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 284
30. 30.A farmer picks 381 mangoes on Monday and 345 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 26 (d) 726
31. 31.A train has 480 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 295 (b) 655 (c) 315 (d) 305
32. 32.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 271 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 358 (c) 348 (d) 368
33. 33.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 166 (b) 146 (c) 156 (d) 157
34. 34.A farmer picks 411 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 319 (b) 309 (c) 513 (d) 299
35. 35.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 167 (b) 389 (c) 157 (d) 177
36. 36.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 223 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 266 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 170
37. 37.A train has 744 passengers. At a station, 309 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 425 (b) 445 (c) 435 (d) 1053
38. 38.A train has 634 passengers. At a station, 331 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 293 (b) 303 (c) 313 (d) 965
39. 39.A library has 248 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 359 (b) 127 (c) 369 (d) 379
40. 40.A train has 717 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 579 (b) 599 (c) 589 (d) 845

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